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Recipe: Stuffed Avocados with Pumpkin Seeds

πŸ₯‘ Need a healthy snack in a pinch? This recipe takes less than 5 minutes to come together and makes for a delicious light lunch or snack.

TIP: Mix up your proteins! Try crumbled baked tofu, tuna, diced chicken, chopped hardboiled egg, or three-bean salad.

Makes 2 servings.

 

Ingredients:

  • ΒΌ cup (55 g) cottage cheese

  • 6 grape tomatoes, halved

  • 1 ripe avocado, cut in half, pit removed

  • 2 tsp pumpkin seeds

  • Sprinkle of sea salt and freshly ground pepper

 

Directions:

  1. Mix together the cottage cheese and tomatoes in a small bowl.

  2. Place the avocado on serving plates, cut side up. Spoon half of the cottage cheese mixture onto each half. Top both halves with the pumpkin seeds and a little salt & pepper. Serve and enjoy!


Recipe by: Dr. Saara Haapanen

Photo Credit: Canva by MSPhotographic from Getty Images 

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